No agreement with être?
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Meghna J.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
No agreement with être?
In one of the quiz questions I see ´Vous êtes entré' .
Why does the participle passe not agree with the plural pronouns ´Vous'?
This question relates to:French lesson "Entrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
Bonjour Meghna !
Here we use the "politeness" *vous*, which refers to one person, hence the agreement in the singular masculine form.
Have a look at our related lesson on agreement with "être", which explains the case of "vous" in detail:
Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Bonne journée !
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